Welcome to the Participatory Narrative Inquiry Institute
Advancing the state of the art in PNI
We founded the Participatory Narrative Inquiry Institute so you — and we — can link to other practitioners in the field of participatory narrative and in connected fields. Our ultimate aim is to advance the state of the art in PNI.
This site offers a calendar of our monthly PNI Institute Calls, a blog with short summaries of our calls, some information about the Institute, and a members page.
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Say that again: another call on PNI and story work
Our last call, on December 11, was about how PNI fits into the larger milieu of "story work." We had a lively discussion that I've mostly forgotten. The things I remember are:How getting people to think about listening to stories is like "selling broccoli in a candy...
Next PNI2 Hangout: PNI and Story Work
Our last PNI2 Hangout featured a demonstration of the new NarraFirma software. We had a lively discussion about the software and what it can be used for, and some excellent ideas were shared. (The person who usually takes notes was showing off the software, so we...
Announcing do-over of PNI Hangout on NarraFirma and PNI toolsets
Somebody who was supposed to be on the call today forgot to set her alarm clock, so we are having a do-over of the call next Friday. Somebody could cling to her excuses but will instead say that she is sorry and will be there for sure the next time.There was a lively...
Announcing PNI hangout on NarraFirma and PNI toolsets
The saying is right: a fool with a tool is still a fool. Some say that a fool with a tool is even a more dangerous fool. No sane person would use a hammer to open an egg.Tools are instruments in PNI, not goals; and the same holds for software tools. Tools can be...
Comparison of NarraFirma with other platforms for PNI/Sensemaking
One of the goals of the PNI Institute is to exchange knowledge on the PNI process and the tools used to carry out PNI projects. Last week StoryConnect seized the opportunity of the arrival of NarraFirma to complete a comparison of the four PNI toolsets currently...
Power differences in PNI (cont.)
On August 28, 2015, we held our second PNI hangout on the topic of power differences in PNI. We were lucky to have a caller who works in the area of social drama (speaker 4), and we talked about how drama and PNI can work together in the context of power and...
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